Fionán Martin Hanvey
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Fionán Martin Hanvey is the birth name of Gavin Friday, an Irish singer, composer, and former frontman of the post-punk band Virgin Prunes.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Fionán Martin Hanvey canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10916718 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Fionán Martin Hanvey Context triple: [Gavin Friday, birthName, Fionán Martin Hanvey]
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A.
Colm Joseph Feore
Colm Joseph Feore is a Canadian-American actor known for his versatile performances in film, television, and theatre, including roles in "Bon Cop, Bad Cop," "The Umbrella Academy," and numerous Stratford Festival productions.
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B.
Mark Feehily
Mark Feehily is an Irish singer best known as one of the lead vocalists of the pop group Westlife.
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C.
Fergus Cullen
Fergus Cullen is an American political strategist and former chairman of the New Hampshire Republican Party.
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D.
Lorcan O'Herlihy
Lorcan O'Herlihy is an Irish-born American architect known for his innovative, socially engaged urban housing and cultural projects, particularly in Los Angeles.
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E.
Ronan Raftery
Ronan Raftery is an Irish actor known for his roles in films such as Mortal Engines and Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them, as well as various stage and television productions.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Fionán Martin Hanvey Target entity description: Fionán Martin Hanvey is the birth name of Gavin Friday, an Irish singer, composer, and former frontman of the post-punk band Virgin Prunes.
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A.
Colm Joseph Feore
Colm Joseph Feore is a Canadian-American actor known for his versatile performances in film, television, and theatre, including roles in "Bon Cop, Bad Cop," "The Umbrella Academy," and numerous Stratford Festival productions.
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B.
Mark Feehily
Mark Feehily is an Irish singer best known as one of the lead vocalists of the pop group Westlife.
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C.
Fergus Cullen
Fergus Cullen is an American political strategist and former chairman of the New Hampshire Republican Party.
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D.
Lorcan O'Herlihy
Lorcan O'Herlihy is an Irish-born American architect known for his innovative, socially engaged urban housing and cultural projects, particularly in Los Angeles.
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E.
Ronan Raftery
Ronan Raftery is an Irish actor known for his roles in films such as Mortal Engines and Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them, as well as various stage and television productions.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
composer
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human ⓘ musician ⓘ recording artist ⓘ singer ⓘ songwriter ⓘ |
| activeIn |
film music
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music industry ⓘ visual arts collaborations ⓘ |
| artisticPersona | Gavin Friday NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedAct |
U2
NERFINISHED
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Virgin Prunes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| birthName | Fionán Martin Hanvey NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| collaboratedWith |
Bono
NERFINISHED
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The Edge NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Ireland ⓘ |
| genre |
alternative rock
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experimental rock ⓘ post-punk ⓘ rock ⓘ |
| hasCreativeRole |
composer of film music
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lyricist ⓘ vocalist ⓘ |
| knownFor |
being frontman of Virgin Prunes
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film score composition ⓘ solo music career as Gavin Friday ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| memberOf | Virgin Prunes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| movement | post-punk movement ⓘ |
| nationality | Irish ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Adam 'n' Eve
NERFINISHED
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Catholic ⓘ Each Man Kills the Thing He Loves NERFINISHED ⓘ I Want to Live NERFINISHED ⓘ In America (soundtrack contributions) NERFINISHED ⓘ In the Name of the Father (soundtrack contributions) NERFINISHED ⓘ Shag Tobacco NERFINISHED ⓘ The Boxer (soundtrack contributions) ⓘ |
| occupation |
actor
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composer ⓘ musician ⓘ record producer ⓘ singer ⓘ songwriter ⓘ |
| placeOfOrigin | Dublin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionHeld | frontman of Virgin Prunes ⓘ |
| residence | Dublin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| stageName | Gavin Friday NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| vocalType | male vocals ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Fionán Martin Hanvey Description of subject: Fionán Martin Hanvey is the birth name of Gavin Friday, an Irish singer, composer, and former frontman of the post-punk band Virgin Prunes.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.